think back
phrasal verb
thought back; thinking back; thinks back
: to think about something that happened in the past
—often + to
Thinking back to my childhood, I remember summers at the beach.
Think back to that night. What were you doing?
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Even just thinking about thinking back on it brings me a lot of joy.
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Walter thought back to his team’s negotiations over the winter with Ohtani, who was a free agent after six seasons with the downtrodden Angels.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
One only need think back to Skins, Channel 4’s cult mid-noughties TV series about a group of teens discovering themselves — its first season alone featuring now-Hollywood A-listers Nicholas Hoult, Daniel Kaluuya, Kaya Scodelario and Dev Patel.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
A lot of us can think back to experiences of seeing our grandmothers and mothers or relatives with these cold creams of the ’90s, like Pond’s and Dove.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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Ashlyn Robinette, People.com, 28 Oct. 2024
Walter thought back to his team’s negotiations over the winter with Ohtani, who was a free agent after six seasons with the downtrodden Angels.
—Dylan Hernández, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
One only need think back to Skins, Channel 4’s cult mid-noughties TV series about a group of teens discovering themselves — its first season alone featuring now-Hollywood A-listers Nicholas Hoult, Daniel Kaluuya, Kaya Scodelario and Dev Patel.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2024
A lot of us can think back to experiences of seeing our grandmothers and mothers or relatives with these cold creams of the ’90s, like Pond’s and Dove.
—Julissa James, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Think back.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/think%20back. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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